Apple Final Cut Express HD User Manual
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Chapter 14
Capturing Your Footage to Disk
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To open the Capture window:
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Choose File > Capture (or press Command-8).
 Preview area: This area (at the left of the window) is where you view video as you
log and capture it, and contains transport and marking controls and timecode
fields. If your DV camcorder or deck is not on or there is no tape inserted, you’ll see
color bars or black.
 Available hard disk space and time: At the top of the window, Final Cut Express HD
displays the amount of available space on the current scratch disk and the amount of
capture time available. The time available depends on the data rate of the video
format of your current Easy Setup
 Timecode Duration field: Displays the duration of the section of tape you’ve marked
for capture, based on the In and Out points you set.
 Current Timecode field: Displays the timecode number of the currently displayed
frame of your source tape. You can enter timecode directly in this field to navigate to
that timecode point on your tape.
 Device status: If your DV camcorder is properly connected to your computer, this
message says “VTR OK.” If the message says “No Communication”,
Final Cut Express HD isn’t communicating properly with your DV camcorder. For
more information, see “
Understanding Device Control Status Messages
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Tip: You can drag timecode values to the Capture window timecode fields from other
timecode fields in Final Cut Express HD, such as Browser columns. Hold down the
Option key while you drag a timecode value from a column in the Browser to either the
Timecode Duration or the Current Timecode field.
Current Timecode field
Capture buttons
Preview area
Capture tab
Device status
Timecode Duration field
Available disk
space and time